Rotary Club backs War Savings Plan in Harrisburg
The Harrisburg Rotary Club endorses active participation in War Savings Stamps during the nationwide drive. The message stresses government needs, home sacrifice, and the benefits of investing in stamps to accelerate victory and national production, praising local leaders and Capitol Park extension efforts.
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Rotary Club
Isburg
Kent Wilson
Harrisburg
Mc‘Adoo
Wilson
Russian Situation Conflicting Reports Rise Over Bolsheviks
The Russian situation grows more puzzling with daily conflicting reports and cables withholding information. Control of telegraph lines appears to limit what is released, leaving only partial details about the Bolshevik leadership and actions.
Allied intervention in Russia could shift WWI balance
The author argues the United States should consider aiding a new Russian government and possibly deploying allied troops via Siberia. He cites Taft, Cadet leaders, and Lenine’s weakening grip as conditions for a decisive move, noting a large Japanese contingent and potential US involvement to deter Germany and stabilize postwar Russia.
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Taft
Russia
Germany
United States
Bolsheks
Wilson
Lenine
Siberia
England
France
Italy
West Front
War Aims and Grain Harvest Inspire Nation
In a bold wartime message the speaker touts 900000 troops in France with a target of a million by July Fourth and two million by Christmas. He credits the German drive with spurring effort, pledges finish in the war, and notes abundant grain awaiting harvest across Pennsylvania's Cumberland Valley and other fertile regions.
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France
Washington
Cumberland Valley
Pennsylvania
Joint Fourth of July celebration honors foreign-born citizens
A historical editorial argues for a united Fourth of July parade including foreign-born Americans. It praises their crucial wartime contributions and urges national solidarity, stressing asylum of immigrants as essential to liberty and the Republic's future.
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Wilson
Piave
France
United States
Politics By the Ex-Committeeman Faces Philadelphia Feud
Judge Eugene C. Bonniwell as Democratic gubernatorial nominee rejects influence from the Philadelphia city committee while the state party reelects Edgar W. Lank as chairman amid calls for unity. The Ledger notes Bonniwell plans to organize an independent state committee as Scranton court actions touch ballots and county machines shift in Chester and Luzerne.
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Eugene C. Bonniwell
Democratic State Committee
Philadelphia
Democratic City Committee
Edgar W. Lank
Bonniwell
Lank
McLean
Philadelphia Ledger
G. Frank Lever
James J. Gillespie
Edward F. Bennis
Philadelphia Record
Pennsylvania
George McGowen
Pattison
William F. Harrity
Harrity
George R. McLean
Luzerne County
Donnelly- Palmer
Scranton
David Phillips
E. C. Newcomb
Phillips
Albert Davis
Newcomb
J. F. Berry
Methodist Church
The
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State Bar Association
Bedford
Supreme Court
Northampton
Justice Fox
McCormick-Palmer
Bayard Kane
Montgomery
Harvey Christmas
Berks-Lehigh
Bucks-Montgomery
Luzerne
Chester County
Philadelphia Inquirer
West Chester
Assembly
Messrs
Hollingsworth
Graham
Whitaker
France
Texas
Thomas
Butler
Fourth of July Parade Participation Promised
A community statement expresses commitment to join the great Americanization parade on Independence Day, honoring both the group and the nation in a patriotic civic display.
Critic Slams Vocalist Yet Patrons Praise Her Triumph
An unsigned clipping quotes a harsh critique of a female singer with an artificial metallic voice. The audience applauded all ten songs and congratulated her afterward, while denouncing the supposed tyranny and cruelty of her career.
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The
Musical Courier
State issue splits Pennsylvania on liquor by 1920 voters
The Philadelphia Press notes Judge Bonniwell and Senator Sproul differ on prohibition. Bonniwell backs personal liberty to sell or drink intoxicants, opposing federal prohibition, while Sproul supports ratification. The dry vs wet divide dominates the gubernatorial contest and shapes November voters' choice.
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Philadelphia
Bonniwell
Guffey
Sproul
Judge Bonniwell
Pennsylvania
Put an End to Booze in War Time Policy
The Kansas City Star argues prohibition would aid the war effort by saving grain for food, reducing coal use, and freeing resources from the liquor trade. It condemns beer as nonessential and destructive, urging Congress to end booze as a wartime emergency measure with broad social and economic benefits.
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The
Kansas City Star
Star
Jon
Washington
Congress
Kansas City
Editorial headlines and political quips from early 20th century papers
A collage of clipped quotes from newspapers including the Boston Globe New York Evening Sun Brooklyn Eagle Detroit Times St Joseph News-Press Pittsburgh Gazette Times and New York Evening Post. Items range from wartime rhetoric to editorials and humorous notices about public figures and policy.
Beer sign roofs to shield French hospitals
Dallas News reports a wartime tactic where hospitals in France would be camouflaged from German bombers by painting beer brand signs on hospital roofs. The plan aims to influence aerial recognition and reduce bomb damage.
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The
Dallas News
What It Is All About From Collier's Weekly War Poem
A Collier's Weekly excerpt contrasts grand war arguments with a direct appeal. It recalls a nameless British poet about a crippled cockney soldier and French troops in wartime London. The piece argues the war is about restoring homes, cottages, gardens, and normal life from the Somme to the Aisne. The author concludes many veterans feel this battle is about helping the French Bluecoats win their homes again.
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Collier's Weekly
Washington
Lincoln
Fleet Street
Law Courts
Strand
Somme
Aisne
Tall Men in Olive Drab and a German Killer Image
The New York Tribune editor recalls a railroad station refreshment room encounter with tall olive drab soldiers who flooded in. The foreign officer grows silent as the group of six foot plus men exude strength, bronze skin, and a formidable presence, described as ultimate German killers driven by mountains and ancestral figures.
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The
New York Tribune
Baldy Smith
Not if He's a Potato Bug One Enemy Alien In a War Garden
A Wall Street Journal item notes a playful twist on wartime morale with a potato beetle metaphor and a jab at enemies, hinting at home front humor amid garden struggles.
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The
Wall Street Journal
Enterprise man eyed for czar role amid free lunch idea
The Emporia Gazette reports a theory that a bold entrepreneur who could travel to Russia and set up a chain of free lunch counters might be elected czar without opposition. The notion blends international travel with a populist economic promise in a single provocative proposal.
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Russia
Emporia Gazette
Detroit News Archive Echoes of 1910s Everyday Life
The reader poses a series of reminiscences about early 20th century America including canopy top buggies torchlight parades pamphlets from the national committee tariff debates spruce gum bicycle riding a middle aged woman a 20 year old girl a milk shake and popular songs of the era reflecting daily culture and concerns.
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The
Detroit News
National Committee
Europe
January in June and the heatless summer blues
A reader letter from Birmingham Pa complains of a cold summer as coal prices spike and heatless days bite. The caller jokes about cold weather gear and references local figures Graham’s hearse and an undertaker in Harrisburg, noting wartime scarcity and social distress.
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Graham
Jayeffemsee
Birmingham
Harrisburg
Coffee Pot for Soldiers At Pennsylvania Railroad
The largest coffee pot in the world was completed at the Pennsylvania railroad power house in Long Island City. It can produce 418 gallons of coffee every half hour for the Red Cross canteen serving soldiers arriving and departing at Front and Third streets daily.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Front
Third Streets
Long Island City
The
Red Cross
Our Daily Laugh and Home Town Cartoon Bits
A collection of light humorous exchanges and cartoon captions. Jokes about soul mates contentment and neighbor envy mix with a gag about a hero misadventure in a bath house and a quip on city planning ending with a burying remark.
Ham Poem by Theophilus Bolden Steward
A dialect poem extols ham as a centerpiece of a meal with steamin ham and mustard greens. The speaker urges focus on hearty food over talk of beef or lamb, celebrating ham as its own speech and an appetizing comfort in a kitchen scene.
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Caize
Dinah
Theophilus Bolden
Them Damned Germans
A Kansas Mennonite boy breaks with tears while recounting his eighty acres of wheat and his call to serve in France. He blames the war for separating him from home and vows to fight the Germans to avenge his land. The piece reflects on duty and sacrifice amid draft pressures.
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The
Kansas City Star
Kansas
Dad
France
Harrisburg
Col
Roderick Carmichael
General Peyton C. March Comment at Weekly News Conference
The Kansas City Star notes that in his first weekly press meeting General Peyton C. March made remarks of interest and suggested the Official Bulletin include a representative at future briefings.
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Peyton C. March
The
Kansas City Star
Harrisburg Library to Close for a Month for Repairs
Harrisburg Public Library will shut for a month to repair walls and ceiling while thousands of books, including military training and Boy Scout volumes, are kept accessible and checked out. Community groups noted for Third Liberty Loan stars and local officials highlighted regional leaders amid wartime emphasis.
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Harrisburg Public Library
Walnut Streets
Notable Figures Attend Public Service Events
D I McCahill, prominent Pittsburgh attorney, appeared in the city for public service matters. Lieutenant Governor McClain has six invitations to speak on July 4. Emil P Albrecht of the Philadelphia Rourse backs changes in income tax rules. Will Irwin, the lecturer, spoke in Pittsburgh on Austria's collapse. Charles M Schwab is giving speeches at flag-raising and other events despite a heavy schedule.
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D. I. McCahill
Pittsburgh
McClain
Emil P. Albrecht
Philadelphia
Will Irwin
Austria
Ong
Charles M. Schwab
Harrisburg War Use Inference From Early Tax Appeals
Historic Harrisburg notes that most local manufactured goods were redirected for war needs. It recalls the first taxation appeals near John Harris house around 1740 in the vicinity.
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Harrisburg
John Harris
Airplane Timber Quota Cut Reported in Washington
Washington reports that 30 million of 60 million feet of spruce timber needed for aircraft construction this year has been cut. The total required timber is to be delivered to the government, with delivery expected before July 1.
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Washington
Government Air
iPlane Binge Believnes Bet
Ntific American
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